Ok, just looking for advice on pulling of setsuka's 214B+G 214~3aB. I only manage to get it sometimes but most of the time, i just get moves i aint trying to do to come out.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thx
You just need to get some practice on the timing, like everything else Setsuka. You start the buffer as the last slice hits and input aB before she fully sheaths her sword. Like almost before she sheaths her sword. If u start the buffer too early, you'll get 3A or 3B, too late and your umbrella will whiff. it is an extremely short buffer window, but if by now you have callus on your thumb from umbrellas, the buffer window is cake. it's just knowing when to start. Just make sure u slide the aB before she's half way sheathing the sword. It doesn't have to be a JF but, a 214B+G~JF Umbrella is just sex!
As for picking up setsuka, she is probably the most difficult but most rewarding SC4 player to pick up. A lethal high level setsuka player is a player who has mastered "Perfection". Setsuka is the most unforgiving high tier character their is. you don't get lucky with setsuka, you have to work HARD and apply what you've worked on to win. an umbrella to finish off a combo is sick and sexy, missing the umbrella means punishment. missing a JF means punishment.
To be good with Sets, you have to be quick and precise. Set's key is Precision. and thats y people love have so much fun playing with her. 1B:B 214~3B:B 214~3a:B combo just make the hair on the back of your neck stand and tingle. makes other people stand up on the couch shout out and scream "BOyyyYY thats a 3 JF combo BIAAATCHHH HAH!"
To me, their is 5 stages all sets players go thru, well the ones who make it to the 5th stage anyways..
1st Stage:
Just picked her up and realizing how much of a bitch she is to play with, start cursing more than a drunk sailor. Then, a bottle of Asprin, some Bengay for your thumb and 2 brand new controllers later, u reach stage 2, if you havn't quit by then.
2nd Stage:
People who make it past the first stage have realized two things; 1 that Sets has hella good potential and she can be hella fun to play with and, 2 That fuck, it's gonna take some hard fuckin work to bring out her potential but fuck count me in! This is when your refining your timing for JF's and and trying to get that fucking JF umbrella down. You start to get a feel for some of her combos and discover A+B..
3rd Stage:
This is probably your biggest jump. This is when u start spamming JF umbrellas and 33B like no tomorrow, and if your not doing that, your fishing for aGIs and B+K combos. u will try to JF umbrella everything, possible RO, wall hits, counter hits, and the JF flash is trigger happy. You will also go thru the phase and try to win atleast one round by just using JF's. Yo! look at me and my awesome JF skillzzz. Hey, you've worked hard, showboat sum.
I find my self between here 3rd and 4th... hmm.. i'm like.. carefully spamming? hmm...
4th Stage
This is when you realize that spamming JF's, isn't whats gonna win ya the big games.. You'll find yourself adapting a fighting style at this stage. This is where u learn the next level to sets "Precision" game and you'll find yourself working on that more and more. You've got all of Sets tools now under ur belt and at will. Now all thats left to do is calculate where to use them
5th Stage
This is when you've mastered Set's Precision game. Where you know when to apply all of Sets moves effectively. Know various strings that can be aGIed, effectively using her stance for keeping up the pressure and mind games. combos are done without whiffs. Effectively using her JF's and at will anytime.
Set's beauty is in her difficulty. taking away her Jf's or making them easier would be like ripping the stars off generals.
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